Johanna
| Pronunciation | /dʒoʊˈhænə/; /dʒoʊˈænə/; German: [joˈhana] |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew > Greek > Latin |
| Meaning | God is gracious |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, Joan, Joanna, Joanne |
Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Iōanna lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.
Women named Johanna
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister (incumbent) and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.[1][2]
- Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, an Icelandic singer who was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 singing "Is It True?"
- Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater
- Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
- Johanna Barker, character in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Johanna Beisteiner, Austrian classical guitarist
- Johanna Berglind, Swedish sign language educator
- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, Swedish writer
- Johanna Edwards, American novelist
- Johanna Fateman, American musician, writer and editor, former bandmember of punk band LeTigre
- Johanna Griggs, Australian sportsperson and television personality
- Johanna Hedén, Swedish obstetrician
- Johanna Lind, 1993 Miss Sweden
- Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, Dutch writer
- Johanna Lindsey, American author of romance novels
- Johanna Löfblad, Swedish actress
- Johanna Loisinger, opera singer
- Johanna Long, racing driver
- Johanna Nichols, linguist at UC Berkeley, known for inventing research techniques for the deep prehistory of languages, and for her mastery of Caucasian languages like Chechen
- Johanna Ray, American casting director and producer
- Johanna Rosaly, Puerto Rican actress
- Johanna Schaller-Klier, retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist
- Johanna von Schoultz, Finnish opera singer
- Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi
- Johanna Talihärm (born 1993), Estonian biathlete
- Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet
- Johanna Waterous, Canadian businesswoman.
- Johanna Wattier, Dutch actress
- Johanna Sophia of Bavaria, Duchess consort of Austria
- Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna), dauphine of France
- Kathryn Kuhlman (born Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman), American healing evangelist
Johanna in popular culture
- a role in August Bournonville's comic ballet The Kermesse in Bruges
- One of Bob Dylan's most critically praised songs is "Visions of Johanna".
- One of Crazy Loop's songs is called "Joanna (Shut Up!)". It can be heard on his MySpace.
- "Johanna" is the title of a song from Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
- "Johanna of the Spirits", a song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies off the album Rapid City Muscle Car
- "Johanna" is a song by The Stooges
- "Johanna" is a song by the Canadian indie rock band Think About Life
- Johanna (film), 2005 Hungarian film
- "Johanna" is a song by Bobby Mackey about a notorious spirit within Bobby Mackey's Music World and was featured in an episode of Ghost Adventures.
- Johanna Kustannus, record label
- Johanna Mason, character in the popular Hunger Games series, being mentioned without a name in the first novel and appearing as a main character in Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
- "Jossu" (song), a song by Finnish rapper Cheek. "Jossu" a Finnish nickname for Johanna.
- Johanna Reyes, a character in the Divergent series beginning with Insurgent. She is the leader of the Amity faction.
Other occurrences
- Lake Johanna
- Johanna, Victoria, surf beach and holiday spot
- 127 Johanna, asteroid
- Johanna, Culemborg, a windmill in Gelderland, Netherlands
- Johanna was a common name for the island of Anjouan in the Comoros during the 17th century
See also
References
- ^ Moody, Jonas (2009-01-30). "Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM". Time. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "First gay PM for Iceland cabinet". BBC News. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.